Category Archives: Stash Couture

How to Make Those Fabric Flowers

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The Fabric Flowers on the Rose Top received numerous comments when I wore it out last night, so I thought I would try my first tutorial on how to make them. All of the flowers except the coral roses are … Continue reading

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A Rose by any other name…

Fabric Roses can be so beautiful. While searching through The Stash I found some small pieces of dark rose colored silks.  One was a sheer and one was a duipioni.  Neither was large enough to make a top individually, but … Continue reading

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Luggage: Stash Couture Style

Graduation was 2,000 miles away.  I needed something to carry The Stash Couture Wardrobe across the US. I had already engineered and completed the Carry-On, but the dresses and skirts would need a dress-sized garment bag. I had some pieces … Continue reading

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Striped Skirt with Embellishments

I have always loved Marcy Tilton’s Vogue Skirt Pattern (Vogue 8561).  The pattern must have been in The Stash since it was first printed.  I just could not find the perfect fabric. There is one fabric that I will break … Continue reading

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Stash Couture – Smocked and Beaded Linen Top

Smocked and Beaded Linen Top This is a vintage dress pattern:  Patt-O-Rama 8337-T.  It even had the original smocking transfers. I liked the design of this dress because the front is shaped.  It almost forms a “Y”.  The upper portion … Continue reading

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RE-Kindled

The Kindle required a cover that: Providing cushioning while in the Purse. FIT! Was Stash Couture! An earlier attempt met Requirement #1, but its remake no longer met Requirement #2 – so it was not too useful! Crazy Quilting is … Continue reading

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Stash Couture Carry-On

The Stash Couture Matched Luggage Set! The Carry-On met the list of requirements: Meets airline size limits. Lightweight – According to my bathroom scale it weighs less than 1 lb! Colorful – Closes with a metal zipper. Has a zippered … Continue reading

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Stash Couture Goes Green!..and Blue, and Yellow, and…

They can hold a week’s worth of groceries, they are washable, they are re-usable…  Introducing the Stash Couture Market Bags!   Go Green and Go Stash Couture! Fabric for the bag bodies is upholstery or drapery weight. Pockets are of … Continue reading

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Workout Wear goes Stash Couture in 2 hours!

A very plain white zip-up french terry cover-up becomes couture courtesy of “The Stash”. This Sun Face motif was placed across the upper back of the cover-up. The center is a simple purple and gold polymer clay sun face made … Continue reading

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Stash Couture: The Destashification Dress

Another 100% Destashification Project! The fabric, pattern, thread, interfacing (yes,interfacing) and thread were all from the stash! Apologies for the self-photograph. Fabric was a knit, content unknown.  It is not 100% cotton, perhaps some rayon, perhaps some polyester.   Pre-washed as … Continue reading

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